ETHIOPIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,160	4	36,530	+ 87,630
Diabetes Mellitus	2	107,307	10	16,258	+ 91,049
Stroke	3	69,192	3	39,362	+ 29,830
Violence	4	46,219	22	8,076	+ 38,143
Kidney Disease	5	36,967	13	12,103	+ 24,864
Prostate Cancer	6	27,753	50	1,244	+ 26,509
Breast Cancer	7	21,732	20	8,485	+ 13,247
Lung Cancers	8	18,281	38	2,202	+ 16,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	18,074	21	8,258	+ 9,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	17,283	1	59,931	- 42,648
Hypertension	11	16,935	12	13,470	+ 3,465
HIV/AIDS	12	16,491	17	11,471	+ 5,020
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	16,462	31	3,755	+ 12,708
Liver Disease	14	11,438	8	27,270	- 15,832
Road Traffic Accidents	15	10,952	5	31,564	- 20,612
Lung Disease	16	10,873	15	11,870	- 997
Suicide	17	10,183	25	6,030	+ 4,153
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,044	45	1,623	+ 8,421
Pancreas Cancer	19	9,579	61	488	+ 9,091
Lymphomas	20	9,377	33	3,590	+ 5,787
Cervical Cancer	21	8,155	27	5,019	+ 3,136
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,850	11	15,638	- 7,788
Low Birth Weight	23	6,974	7	28,020	- 21,046
Ovary Cancer	24	6,745	36	2,424	+ 4,321
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,066	39	2,168	+ 3,898
Stomach Cancer	26	5,812	47	1,519	+ 4,293
Uterin Cancer	27	5,698	62	421	+ 5,277
Liver Cancer	28	5,546	42	1,730	+ 3,816
Leukemia	29	5,247	30	4,222	+ 1,025
Other Injuries	30	5,129	16	11,735	- 6,606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,372	41	1,758	+ 2,614
Parkinson's Disease	32	4,318	46	1,578	+ 2,740
Falls	33	3,620	28	4,510	- 891
Bladder Cancer	34	3,411	51	1,080	+ 2,332
Asthma	35	3,393	29	4,484	- 1,090
Skin Disease	36	3,267	53	904	+ 2,363
Epilepsy	37	2,699	44	1,625	+ 1,074
Oral Cancer	38	2,600	48	1,477	+ 1,123
Drownings	39	2,596	35	3,133	- 537
Birth Trauma	40	2,124	6	31,107	- 28,983
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,049	40	1,839	+ 210
Alcohol	42	1,946	55	750	+ 1,197
Tuberculosis	43	1,813	9	21,455	- 19,643
Drug Use	44	1,577	60	513	+ 1,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,513	2	44,361	- 42,847
War	46	1,419	64	281	+ 1,139
Malnutrition	47	1,393	19	8,643	- 7,250
Fires	48	1,374	34	3,255	- 1,881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	939	49	1,339	- 400
Maternal Conditions	50	874	18	8,887	- 8,013
Other Neoplasms	51	852	66	148	+ 704
Meningitis	52	799	14	12,019	- 11,220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	685	65	221	+ 465
Encephalitis	54	514	63	386	+ 129
Dengue	55	441	73	20	+ 421
Appendicitis	56	370	58	677	- 307
Skin Cancers	57	360	52	1,006	- 646
Multiple Sclerosis	58	190	70	61	+ 129
Poisonings	59	124	32	3,668	- 3,545
Hepatitis B	60	39	56	742	- 702
Syphilis	61	11	43	1,699	- 1,688
Hepatitis C	62	10	69	115	- 104
Chlamydia	63	9	72	21	- 12
Upper Respiratory	64	6	57	709	- 703
Tetanus	65	4	37	2,203	- 2,198
Ascariasis	66	3	68	130	- 126
Pertussis	67	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Diphtheria	68	0	67	146	- 146
Otitis Media	69	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	72	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Trinidad/Tob.

Ethiopia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.